Sudworth Arborvitae is a compact evergreen shrub with a conical habit. It's flat sprays of scale-like foliage are accented with tips of gold that turn coppery orange in fall and winter. Best grown full sun and well-drained soils.
Sold under a variety of names, including: 'Sudworthii', 'Sudworth Gold', 'Pumila Sudworth', 'Sudworth Gold', and 'Sudwellii', ect.
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Type:
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Shrub, Conifer
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Origins:
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Northeast N. America
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Height:
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6' - 8'
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Spread:
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3’ - 4'
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Spacing:
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4'
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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3 - 8
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Culture:
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Full Sun, Part Sun
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Bloom Color:
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N/A
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Season of Interest:
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Year-Round
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. No pruning necessary. Leaf blight and leaf miners may be occasional problems. Watch for canker.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Rock Gardens, Ponds and Streams, Foundation Plantings, and Hedges.
COMPANION PLANTS: Barberry, Hydrangea, Rose
IMAGES: Photo by David J. Stang, Thuja sudsworth Pumila 1zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Photo by David J. Stang, Thuja sudsworth Pumila 0zz, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
